Historical on-time performance
Washington to Charlotte
331 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–CLT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,669 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.1%Flights2,355
- PSA AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.8%Flights314
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 85 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → CLT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,246 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,766 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 30 min · 194 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 75 min · 799 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 2,123 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,301 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,293 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,310 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 1,299 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,314 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,295 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,316 flights
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